Photo: Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0Apolacon Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% stay in Apolacon Township for work; outside it, Bridgewater Township is the main destination (9%, 15 miles). 17 jobs are based in Apolacon Township; 201 of its residents have a job. The average commute, 27 minutes each way, matches the Pennsylvania norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Apolacon Township and work: the main findings
Apolacon Township is a place people come home to
There are 17 jobs based in Apolacon Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Apolacon Township has about 240 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 201 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Apolacon Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 197 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Apolacon Township on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How far Apolacon Township goes to work
About 31% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Where the trip to work from Apolacon Township ends
Where Apolacon Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The kinds of work in Apolacon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Apolacon Township, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 17. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Apolacon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Apolacon Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Apolacon Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 118 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The towns around Apolacon Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Apolacon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apolacon Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $77,500 |
| Little Meadows | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Friendsville | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Choconut Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Middletown Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Little Meadows, Friendsville, Choconut Township and Middletown Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Apolacon Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Apolacon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Apolacon Township?
$77,500 (±$31,469) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Apolacon Township?
5.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Apolacon Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Apolacon Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bridgewater Township (9%, 15 mi), Union (7%, 12 mi), Binghamton (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Apolacon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Apolacon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Apolacon Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.